{"id":2345004,"date":"2026-03-25T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345004"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:15:02","slug":"bruce-campbell-promotes-new-film-after-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bruce-campbell-promotes-new-film-after-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Campbell promotes new film after cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/16\/USAT\/89176941007-2252081498.jpg?crop=1836,1033,x0,y275\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;Emily in Paris&#8217; star Ashley Park on her teenage cancer diagnosis<\/p>\n<p>After a leukemia diagnosis at 15, Ashley Park\u2019s view of healthcare changed. At SXSW, the \u201cEmily in Paris\u201d star shares what she learned to USA TODAY.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/03\/bruce-campbell-cancer-diagnosis\/88957610007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/03\/bruce-campbell-cancer-diagnosis\/88957610007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bruce Campbell<\/a>, best known for his roles in &#8220;The Evil Dead&#8221; franchise, is committed to promoting his new film amid his recent cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, 67, opened up about his health battle in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GroovyBruce\/status\/2028628509128876473\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GroovyBruce\/status\/2028628509128876473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement on his social media accounts<\/a> earlier this month, on March 2, adding that it&#8217;s &#8220;treatable, not curable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I apologize if that&#8217;s a shock &#8211; it was to me. I&#8217;m not gonna go into more detail,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;I&#8217;m posting this because professionally, a few things will have to change &#8211; appearances and cons and work in general need to take back seat to treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin:0;padding:0\">At the time, Campbell said that he hoped to get well by the summer so he could tour for his new film, &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NE1fmjcL4oc\" target=\"_blank\">Ernie &amp; Emma<\/a>,&#8221; which follows a pear salesman as he navigates grief, memories, and the possibility of moving forwar<\/span>d after the death of his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/bruce-campbell-talks-new-movie-ernie-emma-amidst-cancer-diagnosis\/89026827007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/bruce-campbell-talks-new-movie-ernie-emma-amidst-cancer-diagnosis\/89026827007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> interview with the Salem Statesman Journal<\/a>, part of the USA TODAY Network, Campbell spoke about his diagnosis and the project, which he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/bruce-campbell-talks-new-movie-ernie-emma-amidst-cancer-diagnosis\/89026827007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/bruce-campbell-talks-new-movie-ernie-emma-amidst-cancer-diagnosis\/89026827007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote, directed, and stars in.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Campbell said he reacted much like anyone would after he received his cancer diagnosis<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0He struggled at first to believe it. Even so, he said he isn\u2019t letting it take his attention away from the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t change anything for me,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cIt makes you prioritize 100 percent, and for me, the priority is this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More news: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/03\/25\/savannah-guthrie-interview-missing-mom-nancy\/89312590007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Savannah Guthrie speaks on mom&#8217;s disappearance \u2013 &#8216;I imagine her terror&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">&#8216;It&#8217;s a real story&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/bruce-campbell-cancer-diagnosis-1236520176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/bruce-campbell-evil-dead-cancer-treatable-not-curable-1236677655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Campbell came on the scene as Ash Williams in the 1981 film &#8220;The Evil Dead,&#8221; and appeared in the sequels &#8220;Evil Dead II&#8221; and &#8220;Army of Darkness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/tv\/2015\/10\/29\/bruce-campbell-lucy-lawless-ash-vs-evil-dead\/74603008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 2015 interview with USA TODAY<\/a>, Campbell spoke about returning to the role for the Starz series &#8220;Ash vs Evil Dead.&#8221; Campbell&#8217;s website highlights other credits that include &#8220;Spider-Man,&#8221; &#8220;Sky High&#8221; and &#8220;Bubba Ho-Tep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Campbell completed his new film &#8220;Ernie &amp; Emma&#8221; in southern Oregon with the help of his wife, Ida Gearon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife and I have never made a movie together before, and this is the most exciting thing ever,\u201d he said. \u201cWe finally got to do something that has no outside influence. We made it in our own little bubble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the film, Ernie learns to confront his grief and the things left unsaid between him and Emma. Campbell wanted the film to focus on real-life experiences rather than delve into fantasy-driven storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a real story that can happen to you,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cI think movies have taken place so much in the fantasy world recently that we\u2019ve lost a little bit of our understanding of reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the project allowed him to lean fully into that perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI make my living in make-believe, but I\u2019m a way bigger fan of reality,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is actually one of the few times where I can make a movie where it\u2019s 100% my sensibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Campbell plans to participate in the film tour<\/h2>\n<p>As the film continues its tour, Campbell still plans to be at every screening<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0He wants to focus on connecting with audiences and seeing how the story resonates with them.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell said he hopes audiences will leave with a message of hope and that second chances are possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a personal movie. I want to see how it affects people,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery audience is different. I&#8217;m very, very curious to see what people think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The movie premiered Feb. 14 at Medford, Oregon&#8217;s historic Holly Theatre, and is set for another screening April 4 at Portland\u2019s Hollywood Theatre, which is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodtheatre.org\/show\/ernie-and-emma-with-bruce-campbell\/\">now sold out online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@usatodayco.com.<\/p>\n<p>Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal.\u00a0Sandoval is a lifelong Oregonian who covers trending news, entertainment, food and outdoors. She can be reached at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:GSandoval@statesmanjournal.com\">gsandoval@statesmanjournal.com<\/a>\u00a0or on X at<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GinnieSandoval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@GinnieSandoval<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Emily in Paris&#8217; star Ashley Park on her teenage cancer diagnosis After a leukemia diagnosis at 15, Ashley Park\u2019s view of healthcare changed. At SXSW, the \u201cEmily in Paris\u201d star shares what she learned to USA TODAY. 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